Man dies after being hit by train in Grayslake

An unidentified man believed to be in his 20s was hit Monday morning by a northbound CN Freight train at the Lake Street crossing in Grayslake, authorities said.

According to Grayslake Police Chief Phillip Perlini, the man was walking south along the tracks when witnesses say he stepped into the path of the train.

In a release to the media, officials said that Glenview Public Safety Dispatch received a call at 8:12 a.m. that a pedestrian was hit at the crossing.

Grayslake police arrived and found the man lying alongside the south side of the tracks about 75 feet south of Lake Street, according to the release. The man was deceased and had no identification on him, authorities said.

The accident caused a 75-minute delay of Metra train No. 112, which had been scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 10:40 a.m., according to authorities. Officials said Metra shares the same tracks as CN Freight. The rail crossing at Lake and Center streets was blocked by the train and traffic was halted or re-routed until the scene could be cleared by investigators, according to officials.

As of 1:30 p.m., service on Metra's North Central line had resumed and trains were moving past the Grayslake Station, according to the Metra website.